Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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List I.—
1 | 2 Name and Situation, and Number of Houses. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Remarks. | |||||||
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Division and Sub-Division. | Name and Address of Owner. | When Opened. | Total Number of Room-*. | Dwellings of | Total Number of Dwellings. | Street Door or Gate, when shut, and by whom. | Common Stair. | Inter-Communication of Rooms in Dwellings Is this Independent of the Common Stair ? | How many Dwellings use each appurtenance. | Weekly Rental, Minimum and Maximum. | |||||||||
1 Room. | 2 Rooms. | 3 Rooms. | 4 Rooms. | 5 or more. | Outside or Inside. | Open or Enclos'd | w.c. | Scullery. | Wash-house. | ||||||||||
S. 1 | Whidbourne Buildings, Whidbourne Street (4 staircases) | East End Dwellings Co..24,Old Square, Lincoln's Inn; Superintendent, Midhope Buildings, Midhope Street,St.Pancras | 1892-3 | 260 | 55 | 59 | 29 | ... | ... | 143 | Street gate of courtyard always open | Outside | ... | Independent | 2 to 4 | 4 to 8 | all | 2/9 | Sculleries consist of sinks and taps on balconies. Washhouses in a separate building. |
S. 1 | Ferris House, Whidbourne Street (1 house) | Ditto | 1892 | 14 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 4 | Street door closed at night by tenants | Inside | Enclosed | Not severed. Every room opens on to landings of staircase. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/6 to 15/ | W.C., scullery and wash-house, and each of 3 habitable rooms open separately on to landing of each floor. |
S. 1 | Midhope Buildings Midhope Street (4 staircases) | Ditto | 1892 | 231 | 25 | 104 | ... | 2 | ... | 131 | Street gate of courtyard always open | Outside | ... | Independent | 2 to 4 | 4 to 8 | all | 2/to 6/- 12/- | Sculleries consist of taps and sinks on balconies Washhouses in a separate building. Superintendent of estate resides in these buildings. |
S. 1 | Charleswood House, Midhope Strett (1 staircase) | Ditto | 1893 | 104 | ... | ... | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | Street gate of staircase locked at night by Assist. Superintendent | Outside | ... | Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7/6 to 13/6 | Notice up as to trespassers. |
S. 1 | Kellet House, Tankerton Street, (1 staircase) | Ditto | 1893 | 88 | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 8 | 20 | Street gate of staircase locked at night by Assist. Superintendent | Outside | ... | Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10/6 to 12/- | Notice up as to trespassers. |